Baruch Obamawitz posted:

Second pop quiz: what's the filing date of a national stage filed 30 months after a PCT application when they forgot to file an oath?

Elotana posted:

Baruch Obamawitz posted:

I've cited Something Awful before as a reference because I'm just that lazy

Elotana posted:

1. Be a nerd under the age of 30 who can intelligently construct search strings based on unique phrases, if you are old or not a computer nerd ask one to help you (they don't need to know anything about patents or whatever)

Elotana posted:

Holy crap your firm is wasting a lot of money

This turned out to be accurate! Here's how you pass the patent bar y'all (Linguica put this in the OP):

1. Be a nerd under the age of 30 who can intelligently construct search strings based on unique phrases, if you are old or not a computer nerd ask one to help you (they don't need to know anything about patents or whatever)

2. Download the MPEP (individual PDFs for each chapter) and Acrobat 5 (it's what Prometric uses) and make your screen resolution tiny so your interface will be similar to what it is on the exam
3. Go here and spend a few hours walking through the 2003 repeats so you can be and answer instantly when they give you a recognizable repeat question, this will also get you familiar with what to search for each subject

4. Take the patent bar: Congratulations you've passed!

Note the complete absence of "prep course" or "patent electives" or even "knowing jack poo poo about law and/or engineering" in this method.

Elotana posted:

please tell me this is a published application

SlyFrog posted:

No, no (but by our choice, given that I make more than enough to feed the family, she is actually currently self-studying to start off a career as a professional), and hell no. Two chicks at one time - cool. Two dicks at one time (or two dicks spaced apart in time) - not cool.

Linguica posted:

Phil Moscowitz posted:

I tee em up, you hit em out, kid

Phil Moscowitz posted:

Yall talkin chinese up in this bitch

Phil Moscowitz posted:

So that's actually one of Baruch's files and he cited SA? Hahaha

Phil Moscowitz posted:

So that's actually one of Baruch's files and he cited SA? Hahaha

Defleshed posted:

And by contrast here there are public high schools like Oak Park/River Forest and New Trier where they have plenty of money from all the rich people with families who live in the neighborhood and seem to never vote down a property tax increase. Those are some pretty awesome public schools.

Of course there are plenty of Chicago Public High Schools ten miles away where the kids write with sticks dipped in shoe polish and the toilets haven't flushed since the Carter administration, too...

Cortina posted:

This oddity ended up in the inboxes of every person at our firm today. Further investigation shows that it in fact went out to every person who is on a private email discussion list for attorneys in our practice area.

I'm curious to see if it works. The partners here were mostly confused by it, and by the tone of familiarity. My dad just assumed it was someone I knew and that he had perhaps met but couldn't remember.

Defleshed posted:

A gutsy move. Will it work? (no)

I can tell by the tone of the "release" and the picture that she is one of those people with very average capabilities who nevertheless think extremely highly of themselves.

Cortina posted:

This oddity ended up in the inboxes of every person at our firm today. Further investigation shows that it in fact went out to every person who is on a private email discussion list for attorneys in our practice area.

I'm curious to see if it works. The partners here were mostly confused by it, and by the tone of familiarity. My dad just assumed it was someone I knew and that he had perhaps met but couldn't remember.

I have a friend who is a 3L at UHLC; I am going to ask him if he knows this chick, and to give her a point value on the 1-10 crazy scale.

quote:

Thank you for your thoughts and encouragement.

I graduated from the University of Houston Law Center and the University's Bauer College of Business on Friday. And, although UH Law does not have graduation ceremonies in the fall, I did receive the Dean's Excellence Award at my MBA graduation.

They say a graduate has a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars. Maybe it is a bit nervy to write to keep everyone informed, and to request your help moving forward. But, I do not want to settle. I want meaningful work dealing with real estate rights and remedies. And, I doubt you want someone in your organization who would settle.

MoFauxHawk posted:

You mean the vast majority of people in the US?

Defleshed posted:

A gutsy move. Will it work? (no)

I can tell by the tone of the "release" and the picture that she is one of those people with very average capabilities who nevertheless think extremely highly of themselves.

gohuskies posted:

Hahahaha, there is a link to buy her book about being white and living in Japan in there, low low price of $56! Better snap that up, too bad it is too late to get it shipped in time for Christmas!

entris posted:

Holy christ I did not notice the pricetag on that. That must be an incredible book, full of penetrating insight into Japanese culture, and written with a clear and enjoyable style that takes us on a fantastic voyage.

PatrickKilpatrick posted:

Shouldn't you leave your GPA off your resume if it's a 3.03?

Cortina posted:

This oddity ended up in the inboxes of every person at our firm today. Further investigation shows that it in fact went out to every person who is on a private email discussion list for attorneys in our practice area.

I'm curious to see if it works. The partners here were mostly confused by it, and by the tone of familiarity. My dad just assumed it was someone I knew and that he had perhaps met but couldn't remember.

I have a friend who is a 3L at UHLC; I am going to ask him if he knows this chick, and to give her a point value on the 1-10 crazy scale.

MaximumBob posted:

I don't understand this thinking. Do you think someone is going to see a resume without someone's poo poo GPA on it and go "hmm, this guy left his GPA off. It's probably because he's got great grades but is very modest. Let's bring him in!"

MaximumBob posted:

I don't understand this thinking. Do you think someone is going to see a resume without someone's poo poo GPA on it and go "hmm, this guy left his GPA off. It's probably because he's got great grades but is very modest. Let's bring him in!"

BigHead posted:

I would imagine that any inference a recruiter might draw is better than admitting that you're in the bottom quartile.

MaximumBob posted:

I think the only inference to be drawn from a resume without a GPA is "this person has bad grades."

smoke detector posted:

That's a pretty simplistic way of looking at things, especially since some law schools do not allow students to put GPAs on their resumes.